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Samsung tests phone durability with a butt-shaped robot that wears jeans.

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The most commonly spoken language in the world is Mandarin Chinese.

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Rainbows are actually full circles, but we usually only see half from the ground.

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A teaspoon of a neutron star would weigh 6 billion tons because it is incredibly dense.

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Mercury and Venus are the only planets in our solar system without moons.

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The Olympic Games originated in ancient Greece over 2,700 years ago.

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Bananas are berries, but strawberries are not!

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Your body has over 100,000 miles of blood vessels.

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A group of flamingos is called a “flamboyance.”

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The first computer was invented in the 19th century by Charles Babbage.

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Saturn is so light that it could float in water.

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A cluster of bananas is called a hand; a single banana is called a finger.

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Earth is about 4.5 billion years old, while the universe is about 13.5 billion years old.

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You shed about eight pounds of dead skin every year, which becomes part of the dust in your home.

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There is a language in Mexico called Ayapaneco that is spoken by only two people.

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Bluetooth technology was named after a Viking king.

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Your intestines are about 25 feet long from end to end.

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The only planet that rotates on its side is Uranus, with a tilt of about 98 degrees.

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The flowering plant titan arum, or “corpse flower,” can grow up to 12 feet tall and smells like rotting meat when it blooms.

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The first-ever Ferris wheel was built in Chicago for the 1893 World’s Fair.

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Geography

Australia is both a country and a continent.

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The shortest war in history lasted only 38 minutes between Britain and Zanzibar.

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Honey never spoils; archaeologists have found edible honey in ancient Egyptian tombs.

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Stars come in different sizes and colors, from small red dwarfs to huge blue giants.

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Bamboo can grow up to 91 cm (35 inches) in a single day.

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Animals

Did you know that octopuses have three hearts? Two pump blood through the gills, while the third pumps it through the body.

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The sentence “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” uses every letter in the English alphabet.

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Cucumbers are 96% water.

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Lake Baikal in Russia is the deepest lake in the world.

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Animals

Cats have 32 muscles in each ear, helping them hear even the slightest sounds.

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Elephants are the only mammals that can’t jump!

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Soil is full of life—a teaspoon of soil can hold up to 100 million bacteria.

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The first email was sent in 1971 by Ray Tomlinson.

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The Moon’s gravity is what causes the tides on Earth.

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Scotland has 421 words for snow, including “sneesl” (to start raining or snowing) and “flinkdrinkin” (a light snow).

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Human Body

Your tongue print is unique, just like your fingerprints.

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Human Body

In an average lifetime, a person produces enough saliva to fill two swimming pools.

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Geography

Africa is the only continent in all four hemispheres of the Earth.

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Animals

A shrimp’s heart is located inside its head!

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The word “bookkeeper” has three consecutive double letters.

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Lightning is five times hotter than the surface of the sun.

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Broccoli contains more protein than steak per calorie.

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Koalas sleep up to 22 hours a day to conserve energy.

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There are more trees on Earth than stars in the Milky Way galaxy.

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Some trees can live for thousands of years; the oldest is over 5,000 years old.

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The longest word in English is 189,819 letters long and is the chemical name for the protein Titin.

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Slugs have four noses, which help them smell and explore their surroundings.

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Samsung tests phone durability with a butt-shaped robot that wears jeans to make sure phones survive being sat on.

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The longest word in English is 189,819 letters long and is the chemical name for the protein Titin.

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3D printing was invented in the 1980s and can now print food and even organs.

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Animals

Wild seals are the only animals on the planet that can clap.

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Human Body

You are born with about 300 bones, but as you grow, some fuse together so adults have only 206 bones.

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Bananas are berries, but strawberries aren’t! Botanically, bananas fit the definition of a berry, while strawberries do not because of how their seeds grow on the outside.

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The Amazon rainforest produces 20% of the world’s oxygen.

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Black holes make a humming sound, but it’s too low for humans to hear.

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The world’s first smartphone was released in 1994.

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The dot over the letters “i” and “j” is called a tittle.

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The word "alphabet" comes from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet: alpha and beta.

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Sunsets on Mars are blue instead of red!

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Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system, with surface temperatures around 450°C.

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The word “robot” comes from a Czech word meaning “forced labor”.

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Honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found edible honey in ancient Egyptian tombs!

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Did you know that the ocean covers more than 70% of the Earth's surface?

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Climate change is melting glaciers, which could raise sea levels by up to 82 feet.

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The word “alphabet” comes from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet: alpha and beta.

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There are 195 countries in the world today.

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Apples float in water because they are 25% air.

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Octopuses can change both the color and texture of their skin to blend into their surroundings.

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The first email was sent in 1971 by Ray Tomlinson.

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A 40-year-old tree can store 1 ton of carbon dioxide, helping to clean the air.

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Geography

Russia is the largest country in the world by land area.

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The first computer mouse was made of wood.

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Jupiter is so big that over 1,300 Earths could fit inside it.

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There are more mobile phones than people on Earth.

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The Great Wall of China is over 13,000 miles long.

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Octopuses have three hearts! Two hearts pump blood to the gills, and one heart pumps it to the rest of the body. Plus, when an octopus swims, the heart that delivers blood to the body actually stops beating!

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The Milky Way galaxy holds between 100 and 400 billion stars.

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Ethiopia runs on its own calendar with 13 months a year

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Carrots were originally purple before orange carrots became popular.

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The shortest war in history lasted only 38 minutes between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896.

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Venus flytraps can snap shut in less than a second to catch prey.

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The first website ever created is still online.

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Peanuts are not nuts; they are legumes.

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Water can boil and freeze at the same time, a phenomenon called the triple point.

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Potatoes were the first food grown in space.

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The only word in English that ends with “mt” is “dreamt”.

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Human Body

Your mouth produces about one liter of saliva each day!

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A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.

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A giraffe’s tongue is so long that it can even lick its ears.

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Butterflies taste with their feet to find out if a leaf is good to lay eggs on.

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Earth’s inner core is about 10,832 degrees Fahrenheit, hotter than the surface of the sun!

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History

The first-ever Ferris wheel was built in Chicago for the 1893 World’s Fair.

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The Great Wall of China is over 13,000 miles long.

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The smallest bones in your body are inside your ear and could all fit on a penny.

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A starfish does not have a brain.

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Geography

Canada has the longest coastline in the world, stretching over 202,000 kilometers.

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The resurrection fern can survive being completely dried out for up to 100 years and come back to life when watered.

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Japan has one vending machine for every 40 people, selling everything from drinks to ice cream.

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Human Body

Your sense of smell is closely linked to your memories, and certain smells can trigger strong emotions.

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Starfish can regenerate lost arms, and sometimes an entire new starfish can grow from a single arm.

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